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  • From: "Betty Mayfield" <bmayfield@opusnet.com>
  • To: "nafex mailing list at ibiblio" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Anticoagulants, Leafy Greens, & Vitamin K
  • Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:28:21 GMT


Elizabeth and Don,
Have been doing some checking. An early cranberry warning came from England,
where a man reported for surgery who had been drinking two liters of
cranberry juice a day. Some doctors recommended avoiding cranberry juice
while on wafarin to avoid increasing its effect, while others just advised
moderation. As you say, the Vitamin K-green vegetable effect is just the
opposite.
Betty Mayfield
northwest Oregon
-----Original Message-----
From: "Elizabeth Hilborn" <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
Sent 3/10/2012 1:34:22 PM
To: "nafex mailing list at ibiblio" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [nafex] Anticoagulants, Leafy Greens, & Vitamin KYou are right
Don, Leafy greens are high in vitamin K and do tend to
reduce the effectiveness of Coumadin.
However what was new to me was the fruits were reported to enhance the
effects of Coumadin. That makes vitamin K an unlikely culprit. I did
not see a mechanism proposed, but I only read those abstracts, not the
whole reports nor the references..
On 3/10/2012 2:18 PM, Don Yellman wrote:
> For Elizabeth Hilborn:
>
> Your impression of the effects of consumption of leafy greens (and other
> fruits/vegetables high in vitamin K), seems to be at odds with my
> understanding of the interaction of this vitamin with anticoagulants
> such as warfarin. Vitamin K does not enhance these anticoagulant
> effects, but rather works directly against them, which can elevate the
> risks of stroke as a result.
>
> That is why people who use blood thinners are advised to avoid excessive
> consumption of green, leafy vegetables, which would tend to negate the
> anticoagulant effects of the drugs. The operative factor is high levels
> of vitamin K, which is particularly high in certain vegetables, but
> present to some extent in nearly all fruits and vegetables. You might
> wish to consult your sources of information on this topic before tucking
> into large spinach salads on a regular basis if you are using blood
> thinners. I don't know whether Goji berry is high in vitamin K, but if
> it is, that would also be one to avoid for users of blood thinners.
>
> Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA
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